latino environment
Latino Environmentalists, Saving the Ocean, Banning Plastic Bags
By Marce Gutierrez, NewsTaco En el mar, la vida es mas sabrosa… Growing up two blocks from the Pacific Ocean has a way of leaving a life-long impression on you. […]
Young Latino Environment Goals for Obama’s (2nd) First 100 Days
By Latinovations While watching President Obama’s inauguration speech, Andrea Delgado felt a surge of optimism. Paradoxically, it was one of Obama’s more somber statements that gave her hope: his acknowledgement […]
Poll: Most Latino Voters Favor Strong Environmental Protections
*The environment and climate change are going to be important battlegrounds for the next four years. Already, climate deniers are circulating “polls” that say a majority of people believe changes […]
Latino Voters Key Factor in Success of Environmental Ballot Initiatives in 2014
*There has been more reporting and analysis written about Latino voters and the environment this year than in years past. All of those reports point to the importance of the […]
From the Fields to Congress: Latinos Are Environmental Champions
*There’s a lot of praise for Cesar Chavez and his legacy in this piece, it’s well-intentioned and well received. It proves that concern for the environment is not new to […]
Playing the Environmental Card: A Winning Strategy for Mobilizing Latinos in 2014
*Here’s something new on an old topic. How to get more Latinos to the polls in the midterms. I don’t know that the green issue will do the trick, but […]
Green Latinos: Will environmental worries dispel idea of one-issue voters?
*Why is it that when politicos and environmentalists “discover” that Latinos aren’t a one-issue monolith, it’s a “new” thing? We’ve been saying this for decades. And now, suddenly, it’s a […]
Report: Latinos want environment-friendly candidates
*Pollution, climate change; Latino support of environmental causes crosses political parties, gender and age. VL By Laura Barron-Lopez, The Hill Hispanics are increasingly more likely to vote for candidates who support […]
Latino Employees at Environmental Agencies Speak on the Shutdown
By Juan Rodriguez, NewsTaco With our Federal Government well into the Shutdown, nearly 800,000 Federal agency employees are out of work or working without pay. That is to say they […]
Latino Voting and the Environment
By Juan Rodriguez, NewsTaco Since the 1980’s we have been hearing of the growing importance and strength of the “Latino Vote” in the United States. Now, in 2013 and beyond, […]